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Hampshire golf club enters administration 0
A golf and country club in Hampshire has fallen into administration and been put up for sale.
Meet the golf club manager: Stuart Finlay 0
From Prestbury GC, Stuart talks about a major course redevelopment project, previously being an officer for Wales Golf, managing a prestigious club during a cost-of-living crisis and how the venue is marketed.
Council rejects golf club’s bid for hotel 0
A Leicestershire golf club’s plan to build a 98-bedroom hotel on a disused nine-hole golf course has been rejected by its local borough council.
UK golf participation was second highest ever in 2022 1
Official figures from the four UK and Ireland golf unions has revealed that participation in 2022 was the second highest since recording began.
More than 750 golf clubs set to take part in this year’s GolfSixes League 0
New data from 2022 finds that 542 golf clubs in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland took part in the junior GolfSixes League – a figure that is set to increase to more than 750 this year.
The new golf tourism strategy for Scotland 0
A new golf tourism strategy for Scotland has been launched until 2030 that focuses on core areas such as community engagement, developing opportunities for young people, improving health and skills development.
Meet the PGA professional: Luke Eggleston 0
The current PGA East captain, and resident professional at Canons Brook Golf Club in Essex, talks about his two roles, the importance of an indoor studio and his time playing on the Challenge Tour.
Is golf popular In Texas? 0
Here are some of the most popular golf courses found in Texas.
First Covid closure could reopen 1
The first golf club to ‘permanently’ close because of the Covid pandemic could reopen as a new golfing venue.
Review of Club Management World Conference 2022 0
At this year’s conference one of the main topics was how to address the staffing crisis in the global golf club industry that has arisen in the last two years. Chris Duffy reports.
The 2021 Open delivered £113m of benefits to Kent 0
The 149th Open at Royal St George’s in 2021 delivered £113.4 million in economic benefit to Kent according to independent research commissioned by The R&A.
Meet the PGA professional: Stephen Hamill 0
Hamill, from Lisburn Golf Club in Northern Ireland, discusses managing the shop and coaching, getting more children to play the game and being named ‘TGI Golf Partner of the Year’.
London golf club that closed down in 2021 reopens 2
American Golf’s first municipal golf site, Barnehurst Golf Club, in Bexleyheath, London, has officially opened.
Golf course that averages eight paying golfers a day to close 4
A Derbyshire golf club that took over a year to reopen following the first Covid lockdown is to be permanently closed down.
Irish club rebounds following Covid losses 0
A major Irish golf club that was hit by large losses in the first year of the pandemic has seen a surge in income in the last 12 months.
Meet the golf club manager: Tony Roche 0
The golf club manager at The Warwickshire talks about joining and managing a country club that was just about to reopen following a lockdown and working for a group featuring 15 golf clubs.
Record golf participation but can you meet the challenges and opportunities in 2022 to develop new audiences? 0
by Roger Brown, chief commercial officer, Fairway Credit.
Number of UK golfers has nearly doubled in just four years 1
New figures reveal adult on-course golf participation in Great Britain in 2021 was nearly double the figure from four years earlier.
Here’s three major trends from the last month in the UK golf industry 1
From a major new UK golf resort getting the green light to go ahead to seven golf clubs looking for new operators, March 2022 was an interesting month for the industry.
Muirfield sells every tee time for 2023 in two hours 4
Muirfield in Scotland, host of the oldest golf club in the world, has sold every summer tee time for 2023 in just two hours.
Reopening of Scottish golf course delayed by at least a year 1
The saga of a Scottish golf course that closed during the first lockdown and has not yet reopened is set to go on for at least another year.
Planners are rejecting attempts to build housing on golf clubs 0
At least three planning applications to build housing on golf clubs have been rejected in the last few days.
Golf club applies to build 77 homes 2
A golf club in Northamptonshire has applied to build 77 homes in order to ‘remain viable’ after nearly two decades of membership decline.
Golf club is safe thanks to membership surge 0
A golf club that was told its lease would be terminated in 12 months in 2020 has revealed its future is now secure thanks to a surge in memberships.
48-year-old golf club to close in May 1
A 48-year-old golf club in Staffordshire has said it will close in May as the investment needed to secure its future had proved to be too great.
American Golf takes over another golf club 0
Retailer American Golf has taken over the operation of a golf club in London – its sixth leisure venue.
